- teapoy
- \ \ see FOOT
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teapoy
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Teapoy — Tea poy, n. [Hind. tip[=a]i; Hind. tin there + Per. p[=a]e foot.] An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teapoy — [tē′poi΄] n. [Hindi tipāī < tin, tir (< Sans trī,THREE) + Pers pāï (akin to Sans pad ,FOOT): sp. infl. by assoc. with tea] 1. a small, three legged stand 2. a small table for holding a tea service … English World dictionary
Teapoy — A teapoy is an item of furniture used in the 19th Century for storing tea. A teapoy usually consisted of a lockable box attached to a stand or three legged table. They were used when tea was a valuable commodity, and was important enough to be… … Wikipedia
teapoy — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu tipāī Date: 1828 1. a 3 legged ornamental stand 2. [influenced by tea] a stand or table containing a tea chest or caddy and used for supporting a tea set; also tea caddy … New Collegiate Dictionary
teapoy — /tee poy/, n. 1. a small three legged table or stand. 2. a small table for use in serving tea. [1820 30; < Hindi tipai, alter. (with t from tir three < Skt tri) of Pers si paya three legged stand] * * * … Universalium
teapoy — noun a small decorative table having three legs; sometimes used for holding a tea service … Wiktionary
teapoy — see FOOT … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
teapoy — (TEE poy) [Hindi] A small, three legged table suitable for serving tea … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
teapoy — [ ti:pɔɪ] noun a small three legged table or stand, especially one that holds a tea caddy. Origin C19: from Hindi tī three + Urdu and Pers. pāī foot , the sense and spelling influenced by tea … English new terms dictionary
teapoy — tea·poy … English syllables
teapoy — tea•poy [[t]ˈti pɔɪ[/t]] n. 1) fur a small three legged table or stand 2) fur a small table for use in serving tea • Etymology: 1820–30; < Hindi tīpāi alter. (with t from tir three < Skt tri) of Pers si pāya three legged stand … From formal English to slang
